At this time, all parts of the capital began to make advance arrangements, preparing various things and ceremonies to welcome the victorious return of the Jing Kingdom army.

All the main streets in the capital were swept clean and dust-free, and decorated with flowers and colorful flags on both sides of the road.

A huge banner was also hung at the city gate, on which were written the achievements of Jing Jun, various words of praise and welcome.

The people were also filled with joy and prepared a lot of flowers, ready to present their tokens of appreciation when the army returned to Beijing.

The people in the Li Mansion were in great jubilation. Li Shao led his army to defeat the Liao Kingdom, making it a vassal state of the Jing Kingdom. His heroic deeds during that period were widely circulated among the people.

Now the people of Jing Kingdom simply regard him as the god of war and protector, and the servants of Li Mansion feel that it is an honor for them to serve such a master.

However, Zhao Ye was the happiest one. Compared to Li Shao's military achievements, he was even happier that he could return safely.

In order to welcome Li Shao's return, the entire Li Mansion was cleaned spotlessly and decorated with joy from inside to outside.

Zhao Ye was so generous that he raised the monthly wages of all the servants in the house. Everyone was ecstatic and kept thanking him.

He thought to himself that he must have done a lot of good deeds in his previous life and accumulated blessings, so that he could follow such a good master in this life. Not only was he generous, but he was also kind to others, unlike some other masters who either beat or scolded their servants.

The servants could only endure it. According to the laws of Jing State, servants were the private property of their masters and no one would care even if they were beaten to death.

But they are different. Although they are servants, their actual lives are better than many ordinary families.

Now if Li Shao returned their indentures to them and asked them to move out and live in that shabby little house, where they would have to work hard on the fields for a few cents every day, and have to eat coarse food, they would be absolutely unwilling to do so.

However, while Zhao Ye was happily waiting for Li Shao to come home, there were still some things that made him unhappy.

As Li Shao's various heroic deeds spread throughout Jing State, and he was young, tall, and handsome, many young girls and boys regarded him as their dream lover.

The fact that he was married and had children was not a big deal in their eyes. Since ancient times, men had three wives and four concubines, especially capable men.

Moreover, according to rumors, Li Shao has loved Zhao Ye very much since he married him and has never been unfaithful to other women.

Not to mention concubines, maids, and young boys, even when drinking outside, they never go to places of entertainment to play around.

For a while, these fans became even more obsessed with Li Shao.

Many young ladies and young men from official families or wealthy families, who were used to seeing the infidelity of their elders and brothers, felt that someone like Li Shao was truly rare and wanted to marry him even more.

They are also conflicted. They envy Li Shao's loyalty to Zhao Ye, but at the same time they want to intervene between them and destroy this loyalty.

As the families of these young ladies and young men, many of them were extremely looking forward to marrying Li Shao.

So these days, many families directly asked matchmakers to come to their homes, wanting to marry their daughters and sons to Li Shao as concubines, which made Zhao Ye so angry that she refused to let them in.

He then spread the word that his husband would only have him as his husband in this life, causing many people in the capital to say behind his back that General Li had married a jealous tigress.

But no one dared to come again. As Zhao Ye was the general's husband, they didn't dare to offend him.

I just want to wait for General Li to come back and work hard on him. If General Li is willing, even Mr. Li can't stop him!

They also heard that General Li heroically saved an extremely beautiful woman on his way back.

It's inevitable that this man wouldn't cheat. They were just waiting to see what General Li would look like when he came back with that woman. Would he still be that powerful? !

……

From ancient times to the present, rumors, especially those of a romantic nature, always spread the fastest.

When Li Shao was "heroically saving the beauty" on the street, there were many people watching around. After the matter was "processed", it naturally spread to the capital.

The rumor arrived even earlier than the army returning to Beijing. Zhao Ye didn't take it seriously after hearing it, because he understood and trusted his husband.

What made him speechless was that this incident was also adapted. No, it was made up into a storybook.

As a popular figure in Jing State, Li Shao's deeds have not only been compiled into operas, but also used as the protagonist in many "fan works" and novels created by some storybooks.

That day, Su Cen came to Li Mansion to play with Zhao Ye, and brought him a large stack of new storybooks on the market.

One of their common hobbies was reading storybooks, and they often communicated with each other. Among these storybooks, many had Li Shao as the protagonist.

At this time, Zhao Ye was holding a notebook titled "The General's Beloved One" in his hand, and was scanning it with a frown.

The protagonist in the story is named Li Shao. No matter the description of his appearance or the fact that he came from a rural background, first doing wine business, then taking the military examination, leading troops to fight, and conquering all directions, you can tell at first glance that it is written about Li Shao.

However, this author chose to write Li Shao’s original husband, a young man named Liu Ye, as a super vicious husband.

He was lazy and gluttonous every day, and he acted like a spoiled child. Apart from beating and scolding the servants, he also kept an eye on Li Shao and prevented him from contacting other girls and boys.

All the servants serving Li Shao were men. If the mansion really needed a woman or a young man, the ones they would arrange would be old and ugly, the kind that people would not want to take a second look at.

Moreover, Li Shao married Liu Ye because Liu Ye saved his life. Li Shao had no love for Liu Ye and only wanted to repay her kindness.

Seeing this, Zhao Ye couldn't help but yell, "That's bullshit! What do you mean I'm forcing my husband to marry me?! My husband married me because he likes me and loves me!"

Looking at Zhao Ye's angry face, Su Cen laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. "It's outrageous, right? This storybook is very popular in the market now. I will show it to you as soon as I finish reading it."

"It must be some girl or boy who covets your husband and is extremely jealous of you who specifically ordered those storybooks."

"Who? Who wrote this? I want to confront him face to face!"

"What are you confronting? Not only have the names of the people in the storybook been changed, but your experiences have also been changed. Besides, the people who wrote this are all concerned about their own safety. How can we find people who are all pseudonyms?"

Zhao Ye thought about it and after taking a deep breath for a while, he continued watching. He was a little curious about what the next plot would be.

Su Cen asked in confusion: "Aren't you very angry? Why are you still watching?"

"I just want to know the rest of the story. By the way, you've finished reading it, so tell me what's going on in the rest of the story." As he said that, he put the book down and moved closer to Su Cen, looking like he was waiting for you to tell him.

Su Cen smiled helplessly, "Okay, then I'll tell you the general plot. It's about your Li Shao, no, it's Li Shao who heroically rescued a beautiful woman on his way back from a victory. The woman had no relatives and said she didn't want any status, she just wanted to be a maid by Li Shao's side."

"Then Li Shao softened his heart and kept her. Then the two gradually fell in love and got together. When Li Shao returned to the capital, he rode on the same horse with the woman and accepted the worship of the people..."

Seeing Zhao Ye's increasingly dark face, Su Cen couldn't continue. He had brought the notebook to Ye Ge'er with the intention of complaining to him together. Now that he had provoked him like this, Su Cen felt a little regretful. "Ye Ge'er, these are all made up. Don't..."

But he was interrupted by Zhao Ye, "Brother Cen, please continue!" His words seemed to come from between his clenched teeth.

"Okay, okay, let me continue. The emperor said that Li Shao had made great contributions and asked him what he wanted. He said he wanted the emperor to decree a marriage and let the woman be his second wife."

"And then what?!"

"That's all. Only one volume of this storybook has been published, and the rest hasn't been written yet. Brother Ye, this is all made up to attract attention. Don't take it to heart. We've read a lot of it before, and you didn't care."

"I didn't take it personally. I just think they are so annoying. The rumor of the so-called "hero saving the beauty" had just spread to the capital for two days, and the storybooks were printed! And they are selling like hot cakes!!"

Seeing that he really didn't take it to heart, Su Cen breathed a sigh of relief and took Zhao Ye's arm and shook it gently, "Brother Ye, don't think about it. Those people are so envious of you that they would follow this kind of storybook to satisfy their fantasies."

"Why bother with them? It's embarrassing! By the way, Yixiang Pavilion seems to have released some new snacks recently. Let's go try them. It's my treat!"

Yixiangge is their favorite dessert shop. When Zhao Ye heard about the new products, his mind was instantly diverted there.

"Hmph! Brother Cen, you are right. They can only live in their own fantasies. Let's go! Let's go to Yixiang Pavilion. I am going to eat you out of money today!"

"Hahaha! Great! Eat as much as you want!"

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